Sweden

In the 21st place on the list of the Greens, Leila Ali Elmi of Somali origin, was elected to the Riksdag on September 14th, which provoked controversy. ‘How much can Leila Ali Elmi be independent of the group that promoted her? Will she focus primarily on issues that benefit Somalis …

The Swedish Migration Court has overturned a 2015 decision, granting permanent residency to an Afghan migrant murderer, Aftonbladet reports. The 25-year-old man had a dispute over land and money in Afghanistan with his cousin. He killed him with a rock. He then fled to Iran where he lived with his family, …

A whistleblower working at a state-run kindergarten in Sweden has revealed how officials told her never refer to children as “he” or “she,” to encourage boys to wear dresses. In an interview with Världen idag, “Anna,” who has been working in the kindergarten for two years, said she was quickly informed …

Swedish public radio Sveriges Radio has announced a new series of debates and workshops in the Stockholm area that will be exclusively in Arabic to ‘reach out to newcomers’. The project, which began this week, will see the broadcaster invite Arabic-speaking members of Swedish political parties to discuss political issues …

Dozens of cars set on fire in co-ordinated arson attack in Gothenburg, Sweden AUGUST 15, 2018 Swedish Prime Minster Stefan Lofven has voiced his anger after masked youths torched dozens of cars nationwide and attacked police in a night of mayhem. The leader of the Scandinavian nation said he was …

Swedish journalist Ingrid Carlqvist approves the ban on the Burqa, which came into effect in late July in Denmark, and which has just received a first fine: ’This question is very important because in the beginning when we started to see women in Hijab, we said to ourselves: They are …

A young Swede, Elin Ersson, has managed to prevent the expulsion of a 52-year-old man to Afghanistan with an action “just as courageous as simple,” local media reported. She was aboard an airliner flying from Gothenburg to Istanbul but she refused to sit down and started a Facebook Live to …

The grave of 11-year-old Ebba Akerlund, one of the victims of the terrorist attack on Drottninggatan Street in Stockholm on April 7, 2017, was vandalized in early July and again a week later. At the beginning of the month, the gravestone had been broken, and two bronze ornaments were removed …

At the height of the influx of immigrants into Europe in 2014-15, Sweden, with a population of approximately 10 million, accepted 244,178 asylum seekers – by far the highest per capita rate among all the EU Member States. Since then, the rate of violent crime has skyrocketed, particularly in cases …

Today, the Swedish police granted permission to a mosque in Växjö, in southern Sweden, to broadcast its Friday call to prayer (Adhan) through loudspeakers. This decision has provoked many reactions in the political and public spheres, only five months before the parliamentary elections. The measure, which will take effect from …